1:07pm This was just posted on Twitter from our web producer on the ground in Cairo: "Altercation at the main protester barricade by Egyptian museum. Soldiers gather at the barricade, and some protesters are hopping" and "There is also now a line of soldiers inside the square itself separating the interior from the protesters at the museum barricade."
12:59pm US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, speaking at a security conference in Germany, says there must be clear progress toward "open, transparent, fair and accountable systems" across the Middle East not to risk even greater instability.
The region is being battered by a perfect storm of powerful trends ... This is what has driven demonstrators into the streets of Tunis, Cairo, and cities throughout the region. The status quo is simply not sustainable.
12:44pm This video collage gathering footage from various sources, including Al Jazeera, was uploaded on YouTube by eyeinsidefilm a couple of days ago. Dramatic, to say the least.
12:40pm One of our reporters just wrote on Twitter: "colleague counted 15 snipers on top of egyptian museum, mostly facing october 6 bridge"
12:38pm: More protests are expected in the centre of Alexandria later in the day. There will also be a funeral service in one of the suburbs for a protester who passed away yesterday after being injured in protests during Egypt's "day of anger", January 28.
12:27pm Our correspondent in Alexandria says the mood there is reminiscent of "some kind of hangover" today with quiet streets a day after hundreds of thousands took to the streets, calling on President Mubarak to step down.
Some people are scratching their heads, wondering what more they need to do to make it clear to the president that they don't want him.
12:24pm David Cameron, the British prime minister, tells a security conference in Germany that a rapid transition to a new leadership is needed in Egypt.
There is no stability in Egypt. We need change, reform and transition to get stability ... The longer that is put off, the more likely we are to get an Egypt that we wouldn't welcome.
12:16pm Tahrir Square is calm, compared to recent days. One of our correspondent says people are queuing on Kasr al-Nil bridge to get into the square. The army is manning checkpoints, searching bags and checking IDs, to make sure no "infiltrators" can get in.
12:06pm Our correspondent in Cairo says sources tell him there are indications that the attack on a gas pipeline in northern Sinai could have been carried out by Bedouin tribes in the area. He says the pipeline, which is used for gas exports to Israel and Jordan through two different branches, is controversial for several reasons. Some think Egypt's natural resources shouldn't be sold to Israel and the Bedouin tribes in Sinai claim they don't get a fair share of the revenues.
11:51am Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, says early elections in Egypt at start of democratic reform process is probably not the right approach. Earlier today, she called on Egyptians to show patience, saying regime change must be properly organised, citing her own experience in German reunification in 1990.
"There will be a change in Egypt, and of course a change must take place in a peaceful and a sensible way, Merkel told the Munich Security Conference in a speech.
11:36am On a light note, Walk like an Egyptian gets a new meaning in this image posted on Twitpic by rania_hafez
11:25am Mouin Rabbani, the contributing editor to Middle East Report tells Al Jazeera from Jordan that the current events in Egypt could potentially reorder regional and international alliances.
The regional implications are huge as Egypt remains the heart and soul of the Arab world.
11:12am One of our correspondents in Cario says on Twitter that a soldier told her yesterday that the curfew, to take effect at 7pm, will be enforced strongly from tonight onwards. Since protests started, the curfew has been largely ignored, with scores of people sleeping in Tahrir Square overnight.
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